Chapter 1: Psychiatric -Mental Health Nursing Questions & Answers 2025

Chapter 1: Psychiatric -Mental Health
Nursing Questions & Answers 2025
PhenomenaAofAconcernAforApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnursesAareAdynamic,AexistAinAallApopulationsAacrossAtheAlifespanAandAinclud
eAbutAareAnotAlimitedAto:A-AcorrectAanswers-
PromotionAofAoptimalAmentalAandAphysicalAhealthAandAwell-beingA

PreventionAofAmentalAandAbehavioralAdistressAandAillnessA

PromotionAofAsocialAinclusionAofAmentallyAandAbehaviorallyAfragileAindividualsA

Co-occurringAmentalAhealthAandAsubstanceAuseAdisordersA

Co-occurringAmentalAhealthAandAphysicalAdisordersA

AlterationsAinAthinking,Aperceiving,Acommunicating,AandAfunctioningArelatedAtoApsychologi
calAandAphysiologicAdistressA

PsychologicalAandAphysiologicAdistressAresultingAfromAphysical,Ainterpersonal,Aand/orAenv
ironmentalAtraumaAorAneglectA

PsychogenesisAandAindividualAvulnerabilityA

ComplexAclinicalApresentationsAconfoundedAbyApovertyAandApoor,Ainconsistent,AorAtoxicAe
nvironmentalAfactorsA

AlterationsAinAself-
conceptArelatedAtoAlossAofAphysicalAorgansAand/orAlimbs,ApsychicAtrauma,AdevelopmentalA
conflicts,AorAinjuryAIndividual,Afamily,AorAgroupAisolationAandAdifficultyAwithAinterpersonalArel
ationsA

Self-harmAandAself-destructiveAbehaviorsAincludingAmutilationAandAsuicideA

ViolentAbehaviorAincludingAphysicalAabuse,AsexualAabuse,AandAbullyingALowAhealthAliterac
yAratesAcontributingAtoAtreatmentAnonadherence
psychiatric-mentalAhealthAnursingAisAdefinedAasA-AcorrectAanswers-
theA"nursingApracticeAspecialtyAcommittedAtoApromotingAmentalAhealthAthroughAtheAassess
ment,Adiagnosis,AandAtreatmentAofAbehavioralAproblems,AmentalAdisorders,AandAcomorbidA
conditionsAacrossAtheAlifespan
Psychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnursingAinterventionAisAanAartAandAaAscience,AemployingApurposefulAuseAofA-
AcorrectAanswers-

selfAandAaAwideArangeAofAnursing,Apsychosocial,AandAneurobiologicAevidenceAtoAproduceA
effectiveAoutcomes"

, TheArootsAofAcontemporaryApsychiatric-mentalAhealthAnursingAcanAbeAtracedAtoA-
AcorrectAanswers-

FlorenceANightingale'sAholisticAviewAofAaApatientAwhoAlivesAwithinAaAfamilyAandAcommunity

SheAwasAespeciallyAsensitiveAtoAhumanAemotionsAandArecommendedAinteractionsAthatAto
dayAwouldAbeAclassifiedAasAtherapeuticAcommunication
FlorenceANightingale'sAinterventionAforAreducingAanxietyAaboutAanAillnessAwasAtoA-
AcorrectAanswers-encourageAindependenceAandAself-care

LindaARichards,AtheAfirstAtrainedAnurseAinAtheAUnitedAStates,AopenedAtheAfirstAschoolAofAnu
rsingAinA-AcorrectAanswers-
BostonACityAHospitalATrainingASchoolAforANursesAinA1882AatAMcLeanAHospital,AaAmentalAh
ealthAfacility
EmployeesAofAMcLeanAwereArecruitedAintoAtheAnursingAprogramAtoAlearnAtoA-
AcorrectAanswers-

provideAphysicalAcareAforApatientsAwithAmentalAdisordersAwhoAdevelopedAmedicalAillnesse
s
InA1913,AEffieATaylorAintegratedApsychiatricAnursingAcontentAintoA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAcurriculumAatAJohnsAHopkins'APhippsAClinic
Taylor,AlikeANightingaleAbeforeAher,AencouragedAnursesAtoA-AcorrectAanswers-
avoidAtheAdichotomyAofAmindAandAbody
TheAfirstApsychiatricAnursingAtextbook,ANursingAMentalADisease,AwasAwrittenAbyA-
AcorrectAanswers-HarrietABaileyAinA1920

nursingAeducationAprogramsAinApsychiatricAhospitalsAwereAphasedAintoAmainstreamA-
AcorrectAanswers-nursingAeducationAprogramsA(Peplau,A1989)

AsApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnursingAdevelopedAasAaAprofessionAinAtheA20thAcentury,AmodernAperspectiv
esAofAmentalAillnessAemerged,AandAtheseAnewAtheorieA-AcorrectAanswers-
profoundlyAshapedAmentalAhealthAcare
AsApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnursingAdevelopedAasAaAprofessionAinAtheA20thAcentury,AmodernAperspectiv
esAofAmentalAillnessAemerged,AandAtheseAnewAtheoriesA-AcorrectAanswers-
profoundlyAshapedAmentalAhealthAcare
InA1952,AHildegardAE.APeplauApublishedAtheAlandmarkAworkA-AcorrectAanswers-
InterpersonalARelationsAinANursingA(Peplau,A1952).A

ThisApublicationAintroducedApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnursingApracticeAtoAtheAconceptsAofAinterpersonalArelationsAandAtheAtherape
uticArelationship
PeplauAconceptualizedAnursingApracticeAasA-AcorrectAanswers-independentAofAphysicians
TheAuseAofAselfAasAaAnursingAtoolAwasAoutsideAtheAdominanceAofAbothA-AcorrectAanswers-
hospitalAadministratorsAandAphysicians
PeplauAalsoAcontributedAtoAeducationalAprogramsAforApsychiatricAnursing,AdevelopingAaA-
AcorrectAanswers-specialtyAtrainingAprogramAinApsychiatricAnursing—

theAfirstAgraduateAnursingAprogram—inA1954AatARutgersAUniversity